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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1990
TRANSFER OF STATUTORY FUNCTIONS
THE TRANSFER
OF
THE
A MOTION IN THE DIVISION FROM
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PASSED
WITH CONNECTION
HYGIENE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
MOVING
UNDER
THE
INTERPRETATION
AND
GENERAL SAID
THE MOTION CLAUSES ORDINANCE, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID FORD, THE PROPOSAL TO TRANSFER THE DIVISION RESULTED FROM THE DECISION THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SHOULD DISSOLVED ON APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.
THAT BE
THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS PROPOSED THAT SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HYGIENE DIVISION WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1.
NOW FUNCTIONS
TO
RESTING WITH HE ADDED THAT CERTAIN STATUTORY THE SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES WOULD NEED TO BE TRANSFERRED THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH.
"THESE STATUTORY FUNCTIONS ARE SET OUT IN SCHEDULE," HE SAID.
THE MOTION AND ITS
SIR
HYGIENE DIVISION WAS MAINLY THE EXPLAINED THAT DAVID RESPONSIBLE FOR EXERCISING CERTAIN STATUTORY FUNCTIONS IN RESPECT OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SAFETY CONTROL ON BEHALF OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND COUNCIL.
ON MATTERS CONCERNING PRST IT ALSO ADVISED THE TWO COUNCILS
COUNCILS. CONTROL AND IMPLEMENTED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR THE
HYGIENE DIVISION
WILL
THE
"THE
COMPLEMENT TRANSFER OF THE OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
BE NO
DISLOCATION
"IN ORDER
THAT TO ENSURE
THERE WILL
THE DEPARTMENT OF BETWEEN THE WORK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND HEALTH IN PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH IN HONG KONG, A COMMITTEE WILL BE SET UP TO ADVISE THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH ON MATTERS RELATING
HYGIENE,
ON WHICH THE
REPRESENTED," HE SAID.
URBAN
AND REGIONAL COUNCILS
TO FOOD
WILL
BR
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